Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 170, 17 January 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

There will be a sitting of the S.M. Court in Feilding on Thursday, the 24th instant. Iv Melbourne a woman gets 2^d for making a shirt, and a Chinaman gets 5d for washing it. Mr C. H. Marcus, who has for many years held the position of station master at Wanganui, has been promoted to the charge of the Oamaru station. The members of the Manchester Rifles arc reminded of the capitation parade this evening in the Assembly Rooms. At a competition of the Marton Rifle Club yesterday attemoon, Mr Wm. Johnston headed the list with 66 out of a possible 70. The ranges were 200 and 500 yards. From the beginning of February the Clerk to the Court, Mr F. M. Deighton, will visit Feilding on Tuesdays and Fridays instead of Mondays and Thursdays. A London cablegram states that the Tongariro left Plymouth on Saturday last for Wellington and Lyttelton with 2650 tons of cargo and 67 passengers. Mr Gray, Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, will accompany the Postmaster-General to the Postal Conference at Hobart. Mr T. Bull, of Campbelltown, advertises for sale a section of land containin» about four acres with five-roomed cottage. The section is near the centre of Campbelltown. Mr E. Short, of Denbigh street, who for some time past has been laid up from the effects of a severe cold contracted before Christmas, was taken to the Palmerston hospital by this morning's train. The sittings of the S.M. Court in this district during February will be held as follows :— Feilding, Friday, Bth aud 22nd ; Marton, Weduesday, 13th and 27th; Bulls, Thursday, 14th; Hunterville, Thursday, 28th. In view of a recent resolution passed ' by the Pohangina County Council to the effect that roadmen sh3ll keep a diary of work dove and send iv copies to the Council aud the ¥ep_eseuta.tiye of the Wotcd, it is rumoured that for the future no laborers, will bs employed by that Council who have not passed the fourth standard iv * St^e school.

A young man named Buchanan was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for abduction at Auckland yesterday. The Palmerston races taking place on the 27th of February, tht date on which the Feilding Cycling Clnb intend holding their bicycle races, a meeting is called to night to consider the question of altering the date of the latter. We learn that Messrs G. M, Snelson and C. C. Miles have been entrusted with the collection of the agricultural statistics for the Rangitikei, Manawatu, Kiwitea, Oroua, Pohangina, and Horowhenua counties. We (Chronicle) regret to hear of the great damage to the oat crops of the district caused by the ravages of the caterpillar. The misfortune is, however, somewhat compensated for by the excellence of the wheat crops. A West London undertaker attributed his inability to pay a debt to a stagnation in the funeral trade, there being *' absolutely nothing doing." The County Court Judge suspended the warrant for committal in anfcicipafcioa of the defendant's business improving. The first inter-club polo match played at Feilding will be a contest between the Rangitikei and local clubs on Saturday afternoon. The following teams will represent Feilding :— No. 1: Strachan (1), Gorton (2), Cooper (3), Giesen (back). No. 2 team : Elkington (1), Matheson (2), Lance (3), Pickering (back). The committee appointed to work up the preliminary arrangements in connection with the formation of a dairy factory in Apiti met last night, when the plans, etc., received from Mr Sawers were laid before the meeting. A subcommittee consisting of Messrs Vicary, Clapham and Nix was appointed to go into them and report to a meeting to be held on Wednesday next. It wa3 resolved to issue prospectuses at once, and that Messrs Goodbehere and Richmond be solicitors to the Company. An interesting wedding took place in Palmerston yesterday afternoon, when Mr H. Mowlem and Miss Grace, both of Palmerston North, were united in the bonds of matrimony. The ceremony took place in the Wesleyan Church, the buildiug, which had been nicely decorated, being crowded with sightseers and friends. During the afternoon the pareuts of the bride entertained about two hundred friends from all parts of the district at afternoon tea. The list of wedding presents was an exceedingly loug one, the gifts being both of a handsome aud. useful nature. Mr T. M. Copeland has framed the following handicaps for the two bicyclins: events (one and five miles) to be decided at the Wanganm Caledonian Sports next Tuesday : — T Clarkson, scratch in both ; A A. Fantham, 25yds in the mile, and 60yds in the five mile; F. Wilson, 25yds and 60yds ; F. Hunt, 40jds and lOOjds ; J. B. Clarkson, 45yds and 185 yds; A Williscroft, 60yds and 150 yds ; .7. H Mingins, 90\ds and 290 yds ; C. E. Erenstrom. 100 yds and 290 ; T. Proffett, -.. L. Parr, and A. M. Howett, 100 yds and 300 vds ; A. H. Way, 160 and 305 ; and A. E. Feck, 165 and 320. Mrs D. Barrett advertises to-day that she is holding -J clearing sale of summer goods in her premises, Fergusson street, to make room for autumn and winter drapery and clothing. At the beginning of next month Mrs Barrett will oommence dressmaking on the premises, and as she has had twelve years' experience in one of the best dressmaking establishments in Wanganui the ladies here can depend on receiving satisfaction. To meet the requirements of a growing business, additions to the premises are about to be commenced in order that greater convenience may be afforded to customers, and at the same time for the better display of drapery, etc.